I'm looking at picking up a 4 family, 12 BR, 4 BA as a first purchase. It seems the current owner, who inherited the property and seems to know less about valuation than this aspiring investor, has been operating at a...

I used to wonder if there was any value in going back to graduate school and getting an MBA.  I have a professional background in Corporate Finance and believe that I have the skill set necessary to succeed in a decen...

I'm in a unique position as far as REI: lots of head knowledge from reading and some real experience with 1 SFR. My long term goals are to grow a business with enough passive income to live on comfortably. Currently, ...

Hi everyone! I'm new to REI, and to BP, and although I've read a lot of books on REI (including Brandon Turner's: The Book on Rental Property Investing) I'm wondering how you successful investors our there are able to...

Hi all, A little bit about myself, I'm a newbie ibased n San Diego, CA. I've been listening to podcasts and trying to educate myself for a while, but have been stuck in analysis paralysis with all the shiny paths I co...

Currently, I have 1 rental property that has a mortgage. The tenants are eager to own the property as there are upgrades they would like to do. I am working with them on a lease option. The catch is they seem to refus...

Hello, Newer Realtor here. I currently have a listing and a buyer came to me with no agent asking if I'd represent him if I were to give him a 1% credit of my commission. CA commission is 5% total, 2.5% per side. He t...

Hello all,I wanted to refinance my mothers home in my name however, apparently according to my conventional lender, she would have to sell the property to me and I would have to complete the transaction as a purchase....

I just wrapped up a busy (and cold!) week in Owings Mills (outside of Baltimore), where I was rehabbing my first rental property. Being my first real estate purchase ever, it was exciting and intimidating to go throug...

First off, great forum, I really appreciate all the help we have received here.
Second, I am not emotional about this, its a business decision for me, I am in this to make money.
We have tenants that are renting our...